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Saturday, May 31, 2014

Stacking the Shelves #9

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews. It's a place to share the books bought, borrowed, and received during the past week.

I was pretty good this week and controlled myself. Since the past few weeks have been full of books and I'm feeling swamped, I only got two books from the library. I've been on hold for both of them for awhile and they finally came in. Hopefully, I can get them read soon.

Borrowed: Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine ReaySam is, to say the least, bookish. An English major of the highest
order, her diet has always been Austen, Dickens, and Shakespeare. The
problem is, both her prose and conversation tend to be more Elizabeth
Bennet than Samantha Moore.But life for the
twenty-three-year-old orphan is about to get stranger than fiction. An
anonymous, Dickensian benefactor (calling himself Mr. Knightley) offers
to put Sam through Northwestern University’s prestigious Medill School
of Journalism. There is only one catch: Sam must write frequent letters
to the mysterious donor, detailing her progress.As Sam’s dark
memory mingles with that of eligible novelist Alex Powell, her letters
to Mr. Knightley become increasingly confessional. While Alex draws Sam
into a world of warmth and literature that feels like it’s straight out
of a book, old secrets are drawn to light. And as Sam learns to love and
trust Alex and herself, she learns once again how quickly trust can be
broken.Reminding us all that our own true character is not
meant to be hidden, Reay’s debut novel follows one young woman’s journey
as she sheds her protective persona and embraces the person she was
meant to become.

Hearth Fires by Dorothy KeddingtonMackenzie Graham's ideal assignment - writing an article on storybook
homes - takes a dangerous turn when she photographs a clandestine
meeting between a prominent judge, a black-market kingpin, and a crooked
cop. Rescued from harm's way by a rugged cowboy-attorney, Mackenzie
finds her career and life forever changed.

Flying bullets and wild bulls team up with romance and suspense in
the classic Keddington tradition. This exciting new novel will warm you
on the coldest of nights.